Archival
Collections
Adler, Bertha
Marx
Scrapbook,
1888-1889
(AR 373)
Bertha Marx Adler was
the daughter of Birmingham merchant Samuel Marx, one of
the founders of Temple Emanu-El. In 1892 she married
Samuel M. Adler, a Birmingham businessman and investor.
This scrapbook is an atlas that Bertha Marx, then a
young woman, converted to a scrapbook by pasting items
over the pages. The scrapbook primarily contains
programs from Birmingham theater productions, but also
contains a few programs from Birmingham High School and
an order of service from the 1889 dedication of Temple
Emanu-El.
Size: 1 volume
Alabama Symphony
Association
Records, 1933-
(AR 400)
Certificate of
incorporation, by-laws and minutes of the annual
meetings of the Board of Trustees and Executive
Committee.
Size 1 reel microfilm
Birmingham Civic
Symphony
Scrapbooks and
Programs, 1925-1959
(AR 1058)
This collection contains
three scrapbooks of newspaper clippings for the period
1925 to1958 and programs from performances from the
period 1932 to 1959.
Size: 4 boxes
Birmingham
Conservatory of Music
Scrapbooks,
1912-1960
(AR 940)
Clippings and other
material documenting the history of the conservatory,
now a part of the Birmingham-Southern College
Department of Fine Arts.
Size: 2 reels microfilm
Birmingham
Festival of Arts Association
Records,
1950s-1980s
(AR 825)
The Birmingham Festival
of Arts was established in 1951 by the Women’s
Committee of the Birmingham Symphony. The annual event
highlighted the history, culture and arts of a country
and featured musical performances, dance, craft
demonstrations, booths selling arts and souvenirs and
visits from dignitaries. In 1998 the event was renamed
the Birmingham International Festival. The collection
includes correspondence and publications, educational
material, newspaper clippings and other material.
Size: 60 boxes
Birmingham
Little Theater
Scrapbook, 1923-
(AR 459)
Newspaper clippings
documenting the theater’s history and activities
from it’s founding until it was disbanded during
World War II.
Size: 1 reel microfilm
Birmingham Music
Club
Records,
1899-1982
(AR 130)
Constitution, minutes of
meetings and annual reports for 1920-1960, yearbooks
for 1909-1933, concert programs for 1899-1982,
scrapbooks and newspaper clippings for 1927-1947 and
1970-1982.
Size: 6 boxes
Birmingham Opera
Guild
Records,
1951-1961
(AR 509)
The Birmingham Opera
Guild’s primary activity was to sponsor
Metropolitan Opera performances in Birmingham. The
records include minutes of meetings, programs,
newspaper clippings about performances and related
social activities, a few financial reports and a small
amount of correspondence.
Size: 1 box
Grambs, Fred L.
Scrapbooks,
1882-1938
(AR 571)
Fred L. Grambs was a
music pioneer in early Birmingham, serving as director
of his own band and as musical director at
O’Brien’s Opera House and various religious
institutions. These scrapbooks contain newspaper
clippings and other material relating to Grambs and
music in nineteenth and early twentieth century
Birmingham.
Size: 12 volumes
Greib, Herbert
Manuscript
Compositions for Organ and/or Voice
(AR 304)
Size: 1 box
Hannas, Ruth
Papers
(AR 3)
Ruth Hannas served as
Professor of Music and Head of the Department of Music
Theory at the Women’s College of the University
of North Carolina. The papers include correspondence
with musicians, composer and teachers; published and
unpublished articles written by Hannas; recital and
lecture programs; and other documents.
Size: 1 box
Hanson, Roger
and Bette Lee
Papers,
1955-1981
(AR 1619)
This collection includes
material relating to the University of Alabama at
Birmingham, radio and film, and the Alabama Symphony
Orchestra.
Size: 1 box
Little Theater
Photographs and
Programs of Productions, 1927-1942
(AR 876)
Size: 2 boxes
Lowe, J. L.
Photographs
Documenting Birmingham’s Black Jazz Heritage
(AR 842)
This collection,
compiled by Birmingham musician and educator J. L.
Lowe, contains photographs of individuals, musical
groups and some school groups. The collection also
includes one interview and newspaper clippings.
Size: 120 photographs
Lowe, Sammy
Autobiography
(AR 1137)
This collection contains
a rough draft of an autobiography written by Jazz
musician Sammy Lowe.
Size: 1 box
Martin, Hugh,
Jr.
Scrapbook,
1938-1955
(AR 1217)
Hugh Martin was a
nationally known singer, composer and arranger. This
scrapbook chronicles his career on Broadway and in
Hollywood.
Size: 1 volume
Mealing, John
Oral History
Interview Transcript, 1983
(AR 1013)
These two interviews,
conducted by Peggy Hamrick, discuss industrial music
associated with railroad work in the Birmingham area.
Size: 1 box
Program
Collection
Concerts,
Operas, Plays, 1904-1986
(AR 1339)
This collection contains
programs from performances at various Birmingham
theaters.
Size: 5 boxes
